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10 May 2009 21:26

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Biz, World: Czech this out: A neat new format for hyperlocal journalism

  • Next month, a bunch of coffee shops will open up around the Czech Republic. source
  • The shops are hybrids between newsrooms and latte-sipping wi-fi palaces. source
  • Reporters can interact with regulars, and regulars can bug editors for help. source
  • And hey, if the journalism thing doesn’t work out, they can fall back on coffee! source
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04 May 2009 11:17

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Culture: “Word Worms”: Another example of turning copyright on its ear

  • Public domain toons are a sadly-wasted resource – one Alex Gorosh uses in clever ways, creating family-friendly raps to go with the old-school toons.source
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23 Apr 2009 10:59

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Offbeat, Tech: Soon, you too can move matter with your mind. (This is cool.)

If you think hard enough, you can think about moving a ball, then do it. We hope some geniuses hack this for iPhones. source
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11 Apr 2009 10:58

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Biz, Tech: Post-Lauren, Microsoft’s latest attack on Apple? The “Apple tax.”

  • Macs are pretty cool, Jack thinks, but at a $3,367 premium over five years? Now, that’s not cool!
  • Roger Kay • Author of “What Price Cool?,” a white paper sponsored by Microsoft that takes to task Apple’s reputation as a maker of “cool” computers. MS seems to have a pretty good anti-Apple campaign going right now, considering the fact that we’re secretly in love with Lauren, even if just to convert her into a Mac user. Love ’em and leave ’em, that’s our style. • source
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